Tool cabinet



`une 3 1924.

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WILLIAM eno'rH, oF MnscoU'rAII, ILLINOIS.

Toor; CABINE'I.

Application filed .Time 29, 1921. Serial No. 481,177.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM GROTH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Mascoutah, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in T'ool Cabinets, ofV which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates generally to improvements in tool cabinets and more particularly to a tool cabinet adapted to receive tools used by carpenters and other mechanics, but it is to be understood that the cabinet could be used for other purposes.

Because of the great number ofl tools ofv various shapes `and sizes which are required by a mechanic it has been a difficult matter to produce a small tool cabinet roviding an easily accessible place for eal tool.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide va compact tool cabinet wherein each tool is provided with a place from which it may be removed without distru'bing any of the other tools in the cabinet.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. I-Iowever, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings Fig. I is a front elevation of my improved tool cabinet with' the door thereof, and the hinged tool supporting wing, shown in their open positions to show the interior of the cabinet.

F ig. II is a vertical section of the tool cabinet with the door in an open position.

Fig. III is a horizontal section of the tool cabinet with the parts in the positions shown in Fig. II.

Fig. IV is a fragmentary sectional view showing one of the spring stops whereby the outward movement of thev tool supporting wings is limited.

A designates a" main receptacle comprising a pair ofside walls B, a rear wall (E,

a top member D and a bottom member E. The front of the'receptacle, which is open to provide a means of access to the interior thereof, is provided with a door F, suitable fastening devicesk such as hooks and eyes G being provided for securing the door` in a closed position. It will be noted by referring to the drawings that the door F and one of the side walls B are provided with tool supporting devices which are adapted to retain certain tools in place therein. The inclined tool supporting device H, as will be noted by referring' to Figs. I and II, is spaced apart from the door F by means of spacer blocks J located at each end thereof, whereby the blade of a wood saw may be slipped between said inclined member and the door F, the handle of said Saw resting upon the horizontal member K.

The tool supporting devices Ii and `M located on the door F4 are intended to Support a small and a large square, each of said supporting devices being provided with a groove at the top to receive a leg of said squares.

The tool supporting devices on one of the side walls B comprise an inclined member N having apertures through which files, chisels and similar tools may be passed, and a horizontal member N located below said member N upon which the handles of said tools rest.

Secured in place within the receptacle A is a horizontal shelf l which is secured in any suitable manner to the sidewalls B and the rear wall C, said horizontal shelf being provided with a central opening 2 theI utility of which will be subsequently pointed out.

Mounted in place between the top D of the receptacle A and the shelf l is a revoluble tool holder 3, comprising a top member 4, a bottom member 5 yand radial tool supporting wings 6 interposed therebetween and secured thereto, said bottom member 5 and said wings 6 being provided with tool supporting devices 7 wherebyv such instruments as bits and drills may be retained therein. f

.'Ilo provide a means kwhereby the tool holder 3 is revolubfly mounted I employ spindles 8 and 9, the spindle 8 being in the form of a headed bolt which is supported by the top member D of the receptacle A and extends-downwardly therefrom into a central `opening formed in said tool holder 8, said top member D and tool holder 3 being provided with metal inserts to eliminate Wear thereon when` the tool holder is ro-` tated. The spindle 9 is threaded and screwed into a plate 10 secured to the bottom member 4 from which a portion of said spindle extends into the central opening 2 formed in the shelf l. By this arrangement it is apparent that any one of the radial tool supporting wings 6 may be brought to a position adjacent to the door opening in the receptacle whereby any tool supported upon either side of said wing may be conveniently removed therefrom.

In the edge of each of the radial wings 6 apertures 6 are formed wherein tools such as short bits and drills are deposited with just enough of said tool extending therefrom to enable their withdrawal.

Secured to the inside face of the top member is a grooved traeliway 11, which is of al curved shape one end of said grooved trackway being located at a point adjacent to one of the side walls B of the receptacle A at the rear o f said receptacle and the other end of saidgrooved traclrway being located adjacent to the center ofthe door opening of said receptacle A.

A similar grooved traclmay 12 secured to the top face ofthe shelf 1 immediately below the traclrway 11 conforms exactly to the shape of and is parallel with said tracle way 11. A second pair ofgrooved trackways 13 and 14 similar to thetraclrways 11 and 12 are located on the other sido of the revoluble tool holder 3, said traclrways 13 and 14 also being secured to the top D of the i receptacle A and the shelf 1 respectively.

Mounted to slide in the associated trackways 11 and 12 is a tool holder 15 and mounted to slide in the trackways 18 and 14 is asimilar tool holder 16, each of which comprises a tool supporting wing provided with tool receiving devices on each of its sides adapted to receive various tools, such as files, rasps, and similar instruments.

Each of the tool holders 15 and 16 is provided with a pair of pivoted runners 17 one of which is located at the upper edge of the tool sup-porting wing adjacent to the rear edge thereof and is adapted to extend into the groove of the upper trackwa-y 11, the other runner 17 being pivoted to said tool supporting wing at the lower edge thereof and adapted to extend into the groove in the lower traclway 12. y

To move one of the sliding tool holders from its normal position, which is the position in which said toolholders are shown in the drawings, to a position wherein a tool may be conveniently removed from said tool holder, said tool holder is dra-wn outwardly,

' the runners 17 will follow the grooved traclrf ways into which they extendwhereby said tool holder will be brought to a position adjacent to the door opening in the receptacle, in which position any tool on either side of said tool holder may be removed therefrom without disturbing any other tool thereon.

As a. means of preventing the slidable tool holders from being accidentally removed from the grooved traclrways I employ spring stops S (Fig. IV) which may be depressed to allow said tool holders to be removed from said trackway when it is desired to do so. H To provide additional supporting devices for tools, I employ a hinged tool supporting wing 18 in the form of a door which is hinged to one of the side walls B of there- A ceptacle A. This wing 18 is provided with tool supporting devices 19 on its opposite sides wherein a brace7 chisels, and similar tools may be retained.

To rhinge the wing 18 in such manner that it may be swung from a position wholly within the receptacle A to a position wholly o-utside thereof I employ a double hinge 20 comprising an intermediate hinge member 21 which is hinged by means of ordinary hinges'22 to the front edge of the side wall B, saidy tool supporting wing 18 being in turn hinged, by means of hinges 28 similar to the hinges 22, to said intermediate hinge member.

In the operation of swinging the tool supporting wing 18 to a position outside of the receptacle A said wing is drawn outwardly, swinging ou the hinges 23 until it has cleared the wall B of the receptacle adjacentto the free end of said wing 18. lVhen the free end of the wing is thus free of the receptacle wall, the hinges will be brought into operation by the tool holder 19 striking the intermediate hinge member 21, thus permitting said tool supporting wing to be brought to a position shown in dotted lines in Fig. III.

To limit the inward movement of the wing 18 I provide a stop 24 which prevents said wing from striking the revoluble tool holder 3.

A compartment 25 in the lower portion of the receptacle A is lprovided for comparac tively large tools such as hammers. hatchets, etcg To provide a place for papers, drawings and similar articles I employ a drawer 26 which is mounted to slide betweenr guidehars 26". A writing leaf 27 is provided as a convenient place to make notes or to do other writing, said leaf 27 being slidably mounted between the upper guide-bar 26 and the shelf 1.

I claim: i

1. A tool cabinet comprising a receptacle provided with a door-opening, a door adapt` ed to close'said door-opening, a tool holder lll() comprising a tool-supporting wing, a curved trackway secured within said receptacle adjacent to the lower edge of said tool-supporting wing, and a second curved trackway secured within said receptacle adjacent to the upper edge of said tool-supporting wing, said tool-supporting wing being provided with pivotally arranged runners which are adapted to slide in said trackways, thus permitting said tool-supporting wing to be guided thereby whereby7 said tool-supporting wing may be moved to a position adjacent to said door-opening.

2. A tool cabinet comprising a receptacle provided with a door opening, a door adapted to close said door opening, a tool holder comprising a tool supporting wing, a runner pivotally secured to said tool holder adjacent to the upper edge thereof, and a second runner pivotally secured to said tool holder adjacent to the lower edge thereof, and a pair of curved trackways one of which is secured within said receptacle adjacent to the lower edge of said tool supporting wing and the other being secured within said receptacle adjacent to the upper edge of said tool supporting wing, said pivotally secured runners being slidable in said trackways, whereby said wing may be moved to a position adjacent to said door opening.

-3. A tool cabinet comprising a receptacle provided with a door-opening, a door adapted to close said door-opening, a pair of tool holders each of which comprises a tool-supporting wing, runners pivotally secured to said tool-supporting wings adjacent to the upper edges thereof, runners pivotally secured to said tool-supporting wings adjacent to the lower edges thereof, and upper and lower curved trackways for supporting said tool holders, each of said upper trackways being positioned within the receptacle adjacent the upper edge of one of said tool holders, and each of said lower trackways being positioned within the receptacle adj acent to the lower edge of one of said tool holders, said runners on the tool holders operating in said trackways whereby said tool holders may be moved to positions adjacent to said door-opening.

4r. A tool cabinet comprising a receptacle provided with a door-opening, a door adapted to close said door-opening, a pair of tool holders each of which comprises a tool-supporting wing, runners pivotally secured to said tool-supporting wings adjacent to the upper edges thereof, runners pivotally secured to said tool-supporting wings adjacent to the lower edges thereof, upper and lower curved trackways for supporting said tool holders, each of said upper trackways being positioned Within the receptacle adjacent the upper edge of one of said tool holders and each of said lower trackways being positioned within the receptacle adjacent to the lower edge of one of said tool holders, said runners on the tool holders operating in said trackways whereby said tool holders may be moved to positions adjacent to said dooropening, and stops whereby the outward movement of said tool holders is limited.

5. A tool cabinet comprising a main receptacle, said receptacle having a door opening, a door adapted to close said door opening, a revoluble tool holder comprising a top member, a bottom member and radial toolsupporting wings interposed therebetween, axial pins adapted to revolubly support said revoluble tool holder, a pair of slidable tool holders located at opposite sides of said revoluble tool holder, each slidable tool holder comprising a tool-supporting wing, runners pivotally secured to the Vrespective tool-supporting wings adjacent to the upper and lower edges thereof, curved trackways in which said runners operate whereby said slidable tool holders may be moved to positions adjacent to the door opening of the receptacle, and a tool-supporting wing spaced apart from the door of the receptacle.

6. A tool cabinet comprising a main receptacle the inside faces of the walls ofY which are provided with tool supporting' devices, said receptacle having a door opening, a door adapted to close said door opening, a revoluble tool holder comprising a top member, a bottom member, and radial tool supporting wings interposed therebetween, axial pins adapted to revolubly support said revoluble tool holder, a pair of slidable tool holders locate-d at opposite sides of said revoluble tool holder, each slidable tool holder comprising a tool supporting wing, runners secured to the respective tool supporting wings adjacent to the upper edges thereof and lower runners secured to the respective tool supporting wings adjacent to the lower edges thereof, trackways in which said runners operate whereby said slidable tool holders may be moved to positions adjacent the door opening of the receptacle, a double-hinged tool supporting wing spaced from the door of the receptacle, andV a drawer located in the lower portion of said receptacle, each tool supporting wing being provided with tool holders on its opposite sides, and said door being provided withtool holders on its inner face.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aiiiX my signature.

WILLIAM GROTH. 

